The Alternative Ideas Podcast

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What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for you, right now? That’s the question that Jonathan Brush and David Rethemeyer are looking to answer, as they combine their knowledge, wisdom, and ... more

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The Alternative Ideas Podcast episodes:

August 16, 2023 AI vs Cancer, Talking with Tolkien, & What We've Learned | S1E9
In this final episode of the season, David and Jonathan turn to some more positive uses of AI: increasing the effectiveness of cancer screenings, and using custom AI to build out a chatbot that lets you "have a conversation" with authors such as Tolkien or Lewis. They also conclude by discussing their biggest takeaways from producing this season.

Cancer screenings: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/02/ai-use-breast-cancer-screening-study-preliminary-results
Tolkien chatbot: https://wng.org/podcasts/talking-with-tolkien-1691452850

Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera

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47min
August 07, 2023 Celebrities Selling AI Deepfakes, AI Content Identification, & Preventing AI Job Replacement | S1E8
How do you know what's real? That's one of the primary issues that David
and Jonathan discuss for this episode, as they look at the push to have
all AI generated content labeled, the struggle to identify AI generated
text, celebrities selling their identities to be used as deepfakes, and
the challenging concern of AI replacing human jobs.
EU AI Content Labeling:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/05/google-and-facebook-urged-by-eu-to-label-ai-generated-content
OpenAI Text Identifier:
https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-cant-identify-ai-generated-text-bad-for-internet-models-2023-7
Celebrity AIs:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-deepfakes-celebrity-marketing-brands-81381aa6?mod=djemalertNEWS&ref=futuretools.io
Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/
Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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44min
July 25, 2023 Elon Musk's xAI, WormGPT, & the Importance of Human Reality | S1E7
Things get a little scary in this episode, as David and Jonathan discuss
the implications of WormGPT (ChatGPT with no ethical boundaries), Elon
Musk's "universe-understanding" AI, and why staying grounded in the
reality of being human amidst all of these advances is so vitally
important.
WormGPT: https://www.pcmag.com/news/wormgpt-is-a-chatgpt-alternative-with-no-ethical-boundaries-or-limitations
Elon's xAI: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/13/elon-musk-launches-xai-startup-pro-humanity-terminator-future
xAI Website: https://x.ai/
Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/
Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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42min
July 18, 2023 The UN's Bizzare AI Event, Google Bard's Web Scraping, & The Case for AI Legislation | S1E6
For this episode, David and Jonathan take a critical look at some AI developments that are somewhat unsettling: the UN's "AI for Good" summit featuring some very creepy animatronics, Google's latest privacy policy update that confirms Bard is gathering data without explicit consent from users, and whether legislators should be involved with regulating AI and its capabilities.
Google Bard Web Scraping: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23784257/google-ai-bard-privacy-policy-train-web-scraping
UN AI Summit: https://apnews.com/article/humanoid-robots-better-leaders-ai-geneva-486bb2bad260454a28aaa51ea31580a6
AI Summit (PC Gamer):
https://www.pcgamer.com/bizarroland-un-press-stunt-sees-ai-robots-lined-up-to-promise-they-wont-kill-humans-before-one-says-lets-get-wild-and-make-this-world-our-playground/
AI Summit Video: https://youtu.be/m9IN14e-PLk?t=1079
Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/
Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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50min
July 10, 2023 Harvard Using AI to Teach, Generational Use of AI, Terminology, and ChatGPT vs Jocko Willink | S1E5
For this episode, David and Jonathan's discussions go in a variety of
different directions: Harvard using AI to help teachers with computer
science classes, an interesting study from the Verge on AI usage,
attempting to clarify some of the confusion around AI terminology, and
the fascinating case of ChatGPT vs Jocko Willink. Put on your thinking
caps for this one!
Harvard AI:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/harvard-is-using-chatgpt-to-teach-computer-science/
Verge survey:
https://www.theverge.com/c/23753704/ai-chatgpt-data-survey-research
MKBHD Apple video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvN5_GXlg2Y
Jocko ChatGPT podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5S3WjWg78dtdhyfi915oO5?si=62e5fd00b710463a
MKBHD Self-Driving video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nF0K2nJ7N8
Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/
Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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45min
July 06, 2023 Marvel's Secret Invasion using AI, Dropbox Dash, & Star Wars' Unique Take on AI | Episode 4
Warning: this episode gets extremely nerdy, because we dive into the
controversy surrounding Marvel's newest show using AI to generate the
opening credits, and the discussion around AI art, Dropbox's latest
AI-powered update, and how Star Wars and Star Trek give us some helpful
pictures and perspectives on what AI should look like. So, hold on to
your butts, and enjoy the episode!
Dropbox Dash:
https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/product/introducing-AI-powered-tools
Marvel's Secret Invasion Credits:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/marvel-secret-invasion-ai-art-opening-credits/

Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/
Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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June 26, 2023 AI Increasing Developer Collaboration, AI NPCs, Storytelling, & How We've Been Using AI | S1E3
Can AI tools actually increase collaboration with humans? Create life-like interactions with video game characters? Help you to tell better stories? The answer to these questions, and more, including the things we use AI for in our daily lives, in this episode. Enjoy!

Developers using AI to code: https://venturebeat.com/ai/92-us-based-developers-already-using-ai-powered-coding-tools-at-work/
Convai: https://convai.com/
Lamalu: https://lalamu.studio/demo/

Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/
Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera

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39min
June 19, 2023 IKEA's Customer Service AI, ChatGPT's Popularity, Real Knowledge, and Choosing Hard Things | S1E2
For our second episode, we discuss how IKEA is approaching implementing AI into their organization, the surprising number of people who have heard of, but never tried, ChatGPT, the value of real knowledge, and why choosing the more challenging path can often be better for you in the long run.

ChatGPT Study: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/24/a-majority-of-americans-have-heard-of-chatgpt-but-few-have-tried-it-themselves/
IKEA Customer Service AI: https://www.reuters.com/technology/ikea-bets-remote-interior-design-ai-changes-sales-strategy-2023-06-13/

Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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34min
June 13, 2023 Apple Vision Pro, Wearable AI, IQ vs EQ, & the Power of a Walk | S1E1
Welcome to the Alternative Ideas podcast, with hosts Jonathan Brush and David Rethemeyer! In the first episode, they discuss Apple's new Vision Pro headset, a "wearable" AI, whether AI has IQ or EQ, and how a simple walk can change your perspective on reality.

Apple Vision Pro: https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-expected-reveal-mixed-reality-headset-developer-conference-2023-06-05/
Humane's wearable AI demo: https://youtu.be/gMsQO5u7-NQ

Alternative Ideas, a podcast by Unbound: https://beunbound.us/

Hosts: Jonathan Brush, David Rethemeyer
Producer: Michael Caprera
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43min

FAQs about The Alternative Ideas Podcast:

How many episodes does The Alternative Ideas Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.